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http://agathe.gr/overview/the_museum.html The Museum On display in the public galleries of the stoa is a selection of the thousands of objects recovered in the past 75 years, reflecting the use of the area from 3000 B.C. to A.D. 1500. The public ... The Museum On display in the public galleries of the stoa is a selection of the thousands of objects recovered in the past 75 years, reflecting the use of the area from 3000 B.C. to A.D. 1500. ... What sets the Agora project and museum apart from most collections is that this context information is known for almost every single object. ... Because of this correlation of objects and archives, the museum collection serves as a center for archaeological research, used every year by hundreds of scholars from all over the world. |
http://agathe.gr/overview/photography.html Photography A photograph made using the traditional silver halide process is a visual record largely unaltered by the photographer. It is this quality of capturing a mirrored image of the scene that lends ... Photography has been an essential component of the documentary process from the beginning of excavations at the Agora. ... From the beginning of excavations, the photographic record can be divided into the use of large format and small format cameras. ... An enlarged detail from the 18 x 24 cm negative above. |
http://agathe.gr/publications/picture_books.html Picture Books The Athenian Agora Picture Book series, started in 1951, aims to make information about life in the ancient commercial and political center of Athens available to a wide audience. Each booklet ... Physical copies of these books are easy to obtain from our distributors in either the USA or UK. ... Google Books | English PDF | Buy Online | Search for Items Inside Lamps from the Athenian Agora Author: Perlzweig, J.Publication Date: 1963ISBN: 0876616090Picture Book: 9 At night, the darkness of the ancient Agora would have been pierced by the lights of oil lamps, and thousands of fragments of these distinctive objects have been found. ... R.Publication Date: 2006ISBN: 0876616449Picture Book: 26 Using evidence from the Athenian Agora, the authors show how objects discovered during excavations provide a vivid picture of women’s lives. |
http://agathe.gr/democracy/the_athenian_aristocracy.html The Athenian Aristocracy Before democracy, from the 8th to the 6th century B.C., Athens was prosperous economically but no more significant than many other city-states in Greece. Silver deposits south ... The Athenian Aristocracy Before democracy, from the 8th to the 6th century B.C., Athens was prosperous economically but no more significant than many other city-states in Greece. ... Cemeteries also provide rich material from this period: lavish burials contained intricately worked gold jewelry and unusual glass objects, along with specially made funerary vases. ... Three pomegranate finials hang from the bottom of the plaque. |
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